10706. Adulteration and misbranding of orange drink.    17. S. v. 894 Cases   *   *   *.
(P. D. C. No. 18382.   Sample No. 24726-H.)
LIBEL FILED :   November 15, 1945, Western District of Louisiana.
ALLEGED SHIPMENT : On or about August 9,1945, by Sun-y-Juce Citrus Products 
of Texas, Inc., from Dallas, Tex.
PRODUCT: 394 cases, each containing 6 % -gallon bottles, of orange drink at 
Shreveport, La. Analysis showed that the product was an artificially colored 
mixture of water and sugar, acidulated with phosphoric acid, flavored with 
orange peel oil, containing approximately 12 percent orange juice, and pre- 
served with benzoate of" soda. It contained added thiamine and little or no 
vitamin C. The article had the appearance, odor, and taste of an orange juice 
or of a beverage containing a large quantity of orange juice.
LABEL IN PART: "Orange Sun.y.Juce—California Orange Drink * * * A 
Fruit Juice Product."
had been mixed with the article so as to make it look like a product composed 
entirely or in large part of fresh orange juice, which is better and of greater 
value that the article was.
Misbranding, Section 403 (a), the designs on the bottle labels of a whole 
orange, a half orange, a drop of juice, and two leaves, and the label statements, 
"Healthful for adults and children. Orange Sun.y.Juce—California Orange 
Drink * * * to Retain Freshness. A Fruit Juice Product * * * Sun- 
y-Juce Citrus Products of Texas, Inc.," were false and misleading. The designs 
and label statements represented and suggested that the article was orange 
juice, or an article containing large quantities of orange juice which would 
provide the nutritional value of orange juice, whereas it contained only a 
small amount of orange juice and little or no vitamin C, which is one of the 
important nutritional factors of orange juice. Further misbranding, Section 
403 (i) (2), the label of the article failed to bear the common or usual name 
of each ingredient, since the presence of added phosphoric acid was not 
declared.
DISPOSITION: February 18, 1946. No claimant having appeared, judgment of 
condemnation was entered and the product was ordered destroyed.
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